Paralympians compete on campus

Jesus Fraile of Spain was one of 64 Paralympic athletes who competed in boccia
ball competition in the P.E. Center arena. Emory served as the boccia ball
venue for the Paralympic Games Aug. 18-22. Athletes with cerebral palsy
competed in both team and individual formats. The athletes represented 11
countries including Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, the United States, Canada,
Australia, Sweden, Norway, South Korea, Austria and New Zealand. In addition to
the Paralympic athletes who competed at Emory, 300 people were housed in Harris
Hall prior to the Paralympics for the Paralympic Congress, an academically
oriented conference that took place in downtown Atlanta Aug. 12-17.